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Also, contrary to the belief, a common law marriage is not very common. Many people think that by living together they qualify for a common law marriage, but it is not so.
First of all, a common law marriage is not recognized in many States of the United States.
There are some stringent requirements that qualify a common law marriage. In case you want your marriage to be recognized, first of all find out if your state recognizes a common law marriage. One of them is District of Columbia. Some other states that recognize the common law marriage are Alabama, Colorado, Washington D.C., Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Texas, Kansas, Iowa and Montana.
If the common law marriage has to be recognized, then one of the first conditions that has to be met is that you should be living together. Another condition to be fulfilled is that you should be introducing each other to people like married couple.
One way of doing is by having the same last name. You can also file tax returns jointly and so on. There is no time line defined as to how many years a couple should be staying to together to be recognized under this marriage laws. Also, when you are interviewed as a couple, you should show clear intentions that you wish to get married. The Social Security Administration will recognize the marriage only if your state of residence allows common law marriage.
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